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The Calder Game
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The Calder Game
by Blue BalliettWhen Calder Pillay travels with his father to a remote village in England, he finds a mix of mazes and mystery . . . including an unexpected Alexander Calder sculpture in the town square. Calder is strangely drawn to the sculpture, while other people have less-than-friendly feelings towards it. Both the boy and the sculpture seem to be out of place . . . and then, on the same night, they disappear! Calder's friends Petra and Tommy must fly out to help his father find him. But this myste
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by Blue Balliett and Brett HelquistSeventh grader Calder Pillay, an art enthusiast and math whiz, travels with his dad to a conference in a remote, and slightly sinister, English village. Before long, Calder vanishes, along with the village's newly installed sculpture, created by none other than Calder's namesake, the famed artist Alexander Calder!
The boy's friends Petra and Tommy rush to England to solve the puzzle, but they'll have to stop arguing long enough to form a plan. Will Calder be found? Will the statue be returned? The outcome is hardly predictable for this creative crew—but that's just part of the great appeal of this series. Enjoy fabulous writing at an entertaining pace!
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Interest Level:
4-7
Lexile Framework:
830L
Grade Level Equivalent:
5.4
Age:
9-12
Genre:
Adventure, Mystery and Suspense
Subject:
Arts and Creativity, Friends and Friendship, Parents
View the Video Read-Aloud with Blue Balliett
When Calder Pillay travels with his father to a remote village in England, he finds a mix of mazes and mystery... including an unexpected Alexander Calder sculpture in the town square. Calder is strangely drawn to the sculpture, while other people have less-than-friendly feelings towards it. Both the boy and the sculpture seem to be out of place... and then, on the same night, they disappear!
Calder's friends Petra and Tommy must fly out to help his father find him. But this mystery has more twists and turns than a Calder mobile... with more at stake than first meets the eye.
Praise for The Calder Game
"...potent messages about observation, imagination, and connections...what's fascinating is how she weaves in the kids' attraction to puzzles, words, and found objects as she moves them through literal and figurative mazes. Balliet again offers readers new ways to think." — Booklist, starred review
"Acclaimed for her sophisticated juggling of art concepts, mystery, philosophy and storytelling, Balliett outdoes herself with this ambitious novel. Motivated readers will treasure this provocative title." — Publishers Weekly, starred review
"…this mystery is every bit as intricate, engaging, and delightful as Chasing Vermeer and The Wright 3…" — School Library Journal
